EV batteries with nickel get boost in China after prices retreat China’s EV market is offering a tentative challenge to the shift toward batteries with no nickel or cobalt. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 10:08 am
BHP’s fertilizer boss bets on low-cost potash to challenge rivals Jansen mine is expected to produce potash at costs that are less than the top Canadian operations of fertilizer giants Nutrien and Mosaic. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 9:44 am
Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by recycling dead lithium-ion batteries, to Electra’s proposed refinery in northern Ontario. Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | September 18, 2024 | 9:44 am
China pushes back on US probe of uranium exports China said it is willing to continue "normal economic and trade cooperation" with countries around the world, including Russia. Reuters | September 18, 2024 | 9:37 am
Aclara advances on environmental permitting for Chilean rare earth project The company said it is aiming to file a response addressing questions raised by government agencies by the end of the first quarter of 2025. Staff Writer | September 18, 2024 | 9:32 am
Giyani secures Botswana’s first manganese mining licence for Kgwakwe Hill K.Hill will be one of the few battery-grade manganese projects outside China. Staff Writer | September 18, 2024 | 9:18 am
Germany launches raw materials fund to strengthen supply chains The German government is launching a $1.1 billion fund for investment in raw materials. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 8:20 am
Gold-rich Sudan talks mining with Russia as war alliances shift Moscow is looking to strengthen ties with the North African nation’s military-led government amid a 17-month civil war. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 8:00 am
Barrick suspends operations at Papua New Guinea mine after violence kills at least 20 Papua New Guinea has granted police emergency powers, including the use of lethal force, to contain the violence in Porgera. Reuters | September 18, 2024 | 7:54 am
